Interesting Discoveries

During our project, we also had little moments of breakthroughs and concepts that required further investigation. These are displayed below.

-Day 2: November 2, 2019 -

Observations: The clouds are formed from the distribution of atmospheric pressure being applied on the organism. This is further supported by the idea that organisms, specifically aquatic organisms, where conditions are drastically different when compared to our own, strategically create an ideal environment for themselves through life processes, homeostasis, and as observed, regulating atmospheric pressure. Below are some images which showcase the point we are making.

Further Analysis:

Essentially, in this image, we wanted to bring your attention to the very bottom, where we noticed some type of substance congregating. We knew that it wasn't the algae because once we shook up our test tubes, the "cloud" would form again after a few hours, and algae does not grow that rapidly. We came to the conclusion that these formations were due to homeostasis, and in this case, the atmospheric pressure on the organism. Since it is in a marine environment, the air will constantly be going out, but since there is a living organism inside, it will continue to perform life processes, resulting in the constant of this cloud.

Continued Analysis:

Also, in the green algae solutions, thin bands of what appeared to be air appeared. This was also a result of the organisms' life processes such as photosynthesis, cell divison, etc. However, after doing more research, we found that green algae (the one used here) shares properties with Chlorella vulgaris. After looking at toxicology assessments for this organism, we discovered that when exposed to lead, organism underwent a short period of toxicity. The element lead, also stunted the growth of algae permanently, when talking about height. Yet, this does not solve the mystery as to why different types of algae undergo life processes in different forms.

- Day 11: November 11, 2019 -

Observations: Building off of Day 2, we soon came to realize that the original tree-like formations from the algae had changed and condensed to form ring-like formations. Along with newly formed "clouds," we discovered that the water levels of the algae cultures were beginning to diminish by approximately 2 ml. This may have something to do with the dispersal of nutrients within the algae's test tube.

Recently, we noticed that our algae changed from beautiful little tree-like formations to concentrated and ring like , or spherical structures. The green algae fermented with the fructose and glucose had a tiny, but visible ring at the bottom of the test tube. This led us to believe that the sucrose was the most dispersed.

We also discovered that the water levels of the test tubes have gone down significantly by about 2 ml. This signifies that the algae is “changing” it’s growth patterns, or rearranging itself, much like how a tree has longer roots that dig deep into the ground if the water source is deep into the ground, the algae was reforming itself in order to get the highest benefits. This shows how as the algae grows, the level of nutritional value in the medium diminishes by a volumetric visibility.

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